Strefan, Maurer Progenitor (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Sep 18, 2025
How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
If you want to play a Vampire deck but are concerned that it'll be the same as every other Vampire deck, this is the article for you.
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Ominous Asylum
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Markov Enforcer
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
91%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
88%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
88%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
88%synergy
Patron of the Vein
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Necropolis Regent
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
78%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
73%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Cordial Vampire
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Feed the Swarm
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Champion of Dusk
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Timothar, Baron of Bats
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Rakish Heir
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Scion of Opulence
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Bloodtracker
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Falkenrath Celebrants
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Belligerent Guest
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Blood Hypnotist
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Bloodsworn Steward
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Midnight Arsonist
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Vampire Socialite
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Bloodcrazed Socialite
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Stromkirk Occultist
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Moonstone Eulogist
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Dragon
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Bloodvial Purveyor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Anje's Ravager
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Dark Impostor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Markov Baron
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Westgate Regent
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Wedding Security
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Laurine, the Diversion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Prophet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Captivating Vampire
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Dominating Vampire
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Exterminator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Crimson Honor Guard
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Urge to Feed
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Terminate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Bedevil
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-33%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Bolt
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Fury
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Doom Blade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Demand Answers
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodline Culling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Burst Lightning
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Price of Fame
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Neonate's Rush
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shock
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Nocturnal Hunger
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Vandalblast
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Pointed Discussion
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Sinister Waltz
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Mob Rule
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Craving
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bloody Betrayal
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Arterial Flow
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Call to the Netherworld
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Blood Tribute
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Terminal Agony
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Avacyn's Judgment
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Feast of Blood
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Lacerate Flesh
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Eaten Alive
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Stensia Banquet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Alms of the Vein
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Markov Retribution
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Toil // Trouble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Monumental Corruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Predators' Hour
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Ritual
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cryptolith Fragment
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Blood Fountain
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Statuette
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Cranial Plating
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Transmutation Font
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Arterial Alchemy
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Molten Echoes
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Call the Bloodline
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Impact Tremors
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blood Spatter Analysis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Gorge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Pit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Fire Diamond
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Malice
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Tainted Peak
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Voldaren Estate
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-30%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Graven Cairns
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Jagged Barrens
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Geothermal Bog
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Razortrap Gorge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Drossforge Bridge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Blazemire Verge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Haunted Ridge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Mount Doom
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Tramway Station
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Cinder Barrens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy